April Acceptance

[treegirl]

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Evening all -

Snowing lightly here! Gracious! But I am a little glad - otherwise everything would be growing like mad and blooming and I wouldn't have time to get out and do a darn thing. I still haven't gotten out and picked up a single stick/branch in this huge old yard... and it's littered with them!

Lav, oh NO Not poison ivy!? Gracious, that is one tough way to start the gardening season. Last year I escaped, it I think it was because I had a crazy hazmat suit on... rubber gloves (thrown away each day) rubber banded over the shirt (rolled up inside out afterwards and washed in hot water - a new one everyday) and heavy waterproof pants that I scrubbed down with Dawn each time, along with the boots. Oh, and washing hands and forearms with special soap no matter what. Hot as hell and a pain in the rear, but it worked. So sorry you are suffering... I empathize! Hope it gets better soon.

Star, how was your time with grandson? I wish it was nicer weather out to be together. Hey, isn't it coming up on his birthday in the next month or so? Or do I have it wrong -- probably.

Pauly, I also empathize with you too with the dust allergies - hang in there - hopefully the rains will come and knock some of that dirt back to the ground! How's the baby doing?

SK, you are a trooper... I did that same prep in November and I was starving by the time it was over. So glad your neighbor came through for you. I hope the doc gave you good news. Pat the patient Peggy for us - is she cuddling with you now?

Big day today hauling client donations, books to go to the library and then working at client's house. We are getting her there... she is so funny, using music to keep the motivation high... when I left, she had Stevie Wonder blaring through the house. Gosh, I haven't heard any of his songs forever, what a voice that man has... it was good to hear.

" I expect good things to come into my life". I know, that's a hard one --- but let's let go of fear and embrace the thought. Let's make it real!

[Lavande]

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Good evening friends,

Finally sitting down at 9 pm, geez. So much to do when you're retired, ha ha!
My right arm is super swollen, blistered & weeping through my shirt sleeves. I finally gave up & wrapped my arm in gauze & it just leaks right thru - gross. Not too much on my left arm, just a few spots. YB touched all the plants I touched, he had no gloves or long sleeves & he doesn't have any PI. It's just me

SK, glad to hear everything went well for your procedure. Blessings in your neighbor for being so helpful.
I hope you had some good food & can get some decent sleep tonight

Star, I hope your overnight guest is happy & asleep by now. I have such good memories of keeping the kids here, they were good company when I was here alone all that time.
Cold here & we actually have a FROST warning. How ridiculous is that?

Pauly, I woke up a few times last night but was able to go right back to sleep. There's just no predicting if/when I am going to sleep. Allergies are trying to get to me too. They leave you tired & spacey feeling, yuck. I have started using my B 12 spray again - clears the cobwebs right out of my head, good stuff.

Cyn, I still follow Thoughts from the Universe (TUT) Totally Unique Thoughts. Expecting good things to come into my life is one of their fav sayings
Sounds like you have a good client to work with , nice
I pretty much expected I would get a dose of PI if I pulled those weeds out front but I just was sick to death tired of looking at them. YB panicked when he saw what I was doing & ran over to 'help'. If he had just pulled those weeds ast year like I asked............

Oh well, time to call it a day.
Have a nice night everyone!

Lav

[Snoopy56]

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Good morning...

I have been up off and on since 2:30 am, the little guy woke up, climbed into bed with and wiggled all night. Oh, well, I can sleep tonight as much as I want. We had fun, cold as it was went to get ice cream, played in the park and then the hot tub. He was exhausted. The ice cream upset my stomach though, I need to stay away from it. Just coffee this morning.

Lav, that PI sounds horrible, I dread getting it. Hope you can get some meds soon to help it go away. I forgot about those years you were alone, good those times are over. Warmer today, but cold again tomorrow, spring is really trying to make a stand.

Cyn, what an interesting job you do, no sitting around for you. Attitude makes all the difference, the lady knows how to lift her mood and those around her. Hope you get alot done today.

Skendall, glad that is over with. Nice you met your neighbor and were able to ask for a ride.

Pauly, allergies are tough, feel better soon.

Have a great and AF Hump Day.

[paulywogg]

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Morning friends,Star sorry your sleep was interrupted,sometimes I do ok on lack of sleep but sometimes I get super grumpy! Maybe you can snag a nap later SK,I'm so glad the procedure went ok and is over! Lav,that sounds just awful about the poison ivy,I didn't know it could get that bad,I need something for my allergies I just don't know what cuz I'm having a hard time functioning really,I have some stinging nettle capsules,maybe I'll try those again,allergy meds don't work for me at all so its pointless to even take them,grrr,my xylitol spray works for about 10 minutes then I'm stuffy again,Cyn,hope you have a productive day wishes for a fab,free Wednesday!

[treegirl]

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Evening all --

Lav, you poor thing!!! I was to afraid when I got it that bad -- I went to emergency and they gave me steroids.. which I took! Uuugh, I understand about the weeping, that is really hard to deal with. I remember that we had company at the house when mine was bad, and I just kept making paper towel 'tubes' so that no one could see... it must have been a warm May - I was wearing short sleeves. I hear that each time one gets it, it is worse. So sorry YB didn't take care of them last year! It makes me sad to remember those times when you were alone... but then I remember being worried too when YB said he was coming back! Your great attitude has gotten you through everything... you are a great guide!

Star, sorry about the interrupted sleep. Hope you functioned OK today! Glad that you have this special time with grandson. How is everything else? I hope your neighbor is still being a friend.

Pauly, stinging nettle? That sounds interesting... I hope it works for you! Actually, breaking open the live plant is supposed to be good for poison ivy, so it must have a major anti-inflammatory quality. I have plent of stinging nettle in the yard, it i' e never tried it.

SK, how goes it after the procedure? I hope the pain is not too terrible to keep you from cooking some good food. Good luck!

Wishing all a good evening -
"I expect good thing s to come into my life". Say it loud and say it proud!

[paulywogg]

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"I expect good things to come into my life"!!!

[Lavande]

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Good evening friends,

I'm sitting here now kinda kicking myself but what can you do? I really want to avoid having to take steroids (bad for the bones & sleep). I thought my PI was sort of looking a tiny bit better this morning but now it's all flaring up again & driving me insane. Some day I will learn to leave the damn weeds were they are
We did drive up into Lancaster county today, had lunch & shopped in one of their stores where there's everything except food. They actually have nice fabrics so I picked up some for my stash.

Star, I smiled when I read your description about your grandson wiggling all night. My granddaughter does the same thing & so did her mother when she was a little girl, haha!
I just wore a light jacket today & it was sunny. I really hope this is the real spring arriving! Sounds like you had a pretty good day.
YB was gone for exactly 4 years & now he's been back almost 4 years & I still don't know what to say about it all. My theory is he needed time to work thru his own personal BS & in the end it was a gift/blessing for me too once I got over the shock & horror of it all. Our 45th anniversary is coming up in June but it won't be celebrated - he's never been one to celebrate & I've let go of the expectations. Just the way it is.

Pauly, allergy meds are a waste of money for me as well. The only thing that rally dries me up is Benadryl but it's hard to take one & go to work, etc. I will take one if it's really bad 7 have coffee right away, haha!

Cyn, shoot me if I say anything about pulling weeds out front ever again!!! I swear, it's not like I was unaware of the possibility of running into poison ivy/whatever. The thing that confuses me is that last summer I got it/something on my lower leg just by walking through the vegetable garden out back! What's up with that? I think I am reacting to everything green
I hope your day was excellent!

SK, hope you are OK as well & have found your pain meds, geez.

I'm doing some stitching while I type here - still multi-tasking like always
Have a nice night everyone!

Lav

[Snoopy56]

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Good morning...

Well, it is cold again today, winter is trying to make a last stand, a little snow flurry predicted and cold early today, with low 50s by days end, so at least cold is being pushed away. After today 60s predicted for the next six days, yay!!!!

Lav, when I get PI, I have to get steroids, it just weeps and spreads, I can't function, so I hope it goes away for you. Steroids make it hard for me to sleep, but whatever it takes to get rid of the PI. Four years to be gone is just such a long time, but he came back and you did not have to get divorced, so did not have to disrupt your life any more than it had been disrupted. We just went out to dinner for our 35th anniversary, it was enough and I was content. We are just not into big celebrations for events, never have been. I am just happy to hear your daily activities and sharing of family and yard work, all the normal stuff. We had fun with the grandsons yesterday, very grateful to live close enough to see them on a regular basis.

Cyn, I did feel tired yesterday, but kept busy and had my husband help with a little yard work, I life to accomplish small tasks, so as to not to overdo it. My neighbor has kind of withdrawn a bit, that is just how she reacts to life. We are supposed to go to a meeting tonight, will see if she follows through. Having a chronic illness and working full time is hard on her, so I give her alot of slack. She does not let many people in. Hope your moving job is going well, t must be great to see all you accomplish for someone.

Pauly, so sorry about your allergies, when they are in the air it is hard to avoid them.

Skendall, hello to you and hope you are doing well.

Have a good AF Thursday.

[treegirl]

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Hi all -

Quick morning checkin now, as who knows what the day will bring? Well, I know one thing that the day has brought - snow, enough to cover everything over again! What a strange time we are having, and I think we have to let go of any sense of "normal" seasons for the future... I heard an NPR report yesterday about the insurance industry, and the costs to our nation that they are expecting for the future... between flooding, fires, crop failures, etc. they painted a kind of bleak picture. So I guess we have to train ourselves now to start finding the joy wherever we can, and build up our resilience and optimism. We must be the rainbow for ourselves!

I had a big moment yesterday when I committed myself to work with a functional medicine doc. There is a doc fairly close by that comes highly-recommended (she solved a mystery case of one of the postal workers in town here - I watched that woman literally regain her health.) So, onward. It will be great to have that view of my health issues... I just can't keep on anymore without an iron-clad plan and information. Also, there is a nutrition/life management person on her team, so that will be good. Grateful that I am working so that I can pay the extra money - but the one first expensive session with her is less than I pay for one month's insurance!!! Why was I hesitating? Anyway, onward...

I hope all are well and thriving. Lav, hang in there. I think of you each time I see the spray caladryl in my kitchen cupboard! Star, so nice that you are so patient with your friend, hope meetings are going well. Pauly, good luck with those allergies, and I join you in Expecting Good Things. SK, how are you - sending you coping and pain-relief vibes -- I really hope your health journey settles into some manageable place.

"I draw good things into my life". May we be well...

[paulywogg]

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Morning friends,Star,glad you had a nice visit with your boys yesterday and Happy 35th ani! amazing how time flies! Cyn,keep us posted on what the natural doc says/does I'm totally into that stuff,I decided to start taking vitamins D yesterday cuz last time I got my bloods I was at 30 which she said is on the cusp of being normal,,,sound right Lav? Anyhoo they gave me a prescription but I never took it,figured I'd try it,yes its sunny here a lot but I never go out in it without clothes on so who knows? SK,how are you feeling? Wishes for a happy,happy AF Thursday!

[SKendall]

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I just lost a long post.

Star, congratulations on 35 years! You must be very good company for each other.

Cyn, I would love to hear about this new dr.

Pauly, my mouth was watering reading about your dinner and leftovers.

Lav, I think I would tolerate steroids for PI. If you've recently had a bone density test, that would be a motivating factor. I feel for you. My late husband was vulnerable to PI and would break a popsicle stick and drag the jagged edges over the blisters.

I have an appt. for the spine injection next Wednesday and once again it will be a full anaesthesia. My cleaning lady was here today and couldn't find the medicine either. So, will just hang in there, I'm pretty sure it's in a garbage fill at this point.

Laters.

[Lavande]

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Good evening friends,

Windy & chilly here, a few light sprinkles of rain too. We actually have a freeze war;ing for tonight which is totally ridiculous for fhis time of year.

Star, I should be on Prednisone but I’m t4ying to do without. Yes, I am that stubborn, ha ha!
Happy 35th anni to you, glad uou go out for a m8ni celebration.
I hope your neighbor is OK & continues on her sober path. I’ve been wondering for a long time why life just doesn’t seem to work out as planned. I was never a believer in ‘happily ever after’ stuff, Ive always been practical & pretty much level headed. I’ve worked hard all my life, kept my focus & applied my Lavan-ittude to pretty much everything. So why, what happens to make us fall down & ultimately end up on the wrong path? Heavy thoughts, just wondering what everyone else thinks.

Pauly, there’s still controversy over what a normal Vitamin D level should be. Middle aged females should never go below 30 because we risk fractures once our estrogen levels dro0. Estrogen helps keep your bones stronger along with Vitamin D, calcium & magnesium.
I don’t know why you were given an Rx, just buy the best quality D3 you can afford & tske it with a meal contsing fat since it is a fat soluble vitamin. Your skin is a little darker so you may not be absorbing enough frim the sun even if you try. I get my blood level checked every 6 months & adjust the amount I’m taking. I’m so poor at absorbing nutrients I have to take a 5,000 iu capsule daily. You can start with 1,000 iu daily & see how it goes. YB just started taking it too.

Cyn, noth8ng is ‘normal’ or ‘usual’ these days. We seem to be in a period of turmoil & I agree, we have little choice but to go with 5ge flow.
Good news about your new functi9nal medicine doc, I hope you get a great plan together so you can be happy & healthy
My arm is still swollen, the weeping has decreased today. I think I’m going to soak my arm for a while tonight to try to draw out the leftover fluid sitting there, yuck.

SK, hello to you & I hope things are going OK!

I’m stitching up some new designs tonight, makes me happy
Have a nice night everyone!

Lav

[Lavande]

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Cross post SK!
Yeah, I’ve been failing bone density tests for the padt 15 years, ha ha!
I hope you can find some comfort without your meds :hug:

[Snoopy56]

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Good morning...

Pauly, hey ho to you, yes 35 years goes quickly, we are lucky to get along and want to be together more than ever. Seems like you and your hubby are like that too. Why do you have to take vitamin D? I get confused about having to take all these vitamins, I quit taking all of them, not even vitamin C.

Skendall, hope your doctor visits go well.

Cyn, so happy you found a functional medical doctor, with all the holistic help to go with that. I understand that regular insurance will not pay for the care as it is not connected to Big Pharma, who controls our medical system. Disgraceful. Feeling sure you will get the care you need. My daughter did well when she followed her functional doc, but was not willing to stay the course and went back to a regular doc and guess what? He gave her pills, big surprise. Easier I guess then following an eating plan and avoiding specific foods, but for overall health, not as good. This is a late spring, I have experienced these before, I remember snow when I was 8 years old on May 5, 1968, as it was my first holy communion, so I don't worry about huge weather changes. I believe in global warming, just don't remember any year having predictable weather, at least not in the Midwest.

Lav, why do things, challenging things happen to us? To learn soul lessons or life lessons. Every encounter we have is a lesson, every person we interact with teaches us something. Not always pleasant, but there it is. I was just reading a book by Elie Weisel, about WWII and the holocaust, omg, talk about evil unleashed, and now some idiots deny it happened. Yet some who survived found meaning and went on to live meaningful beautiful thoughtful lives. You talk about (lavan)attitude and that is a choice to be resilient and live life in a meaningful way. You are a survivor, and I am trying to be one. It is hard work, not for sissies, and we all have to do it our own way. Loving and supporting each other as we do on this thread is a help to all of us or we would not keep coming back daily for years. Lets keep this going.

Have an AF positive light filled Friday.

[treegirl]

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Morning all --

What interesting thoughts here today. Yes, Star the support and sharing here has become an integral part of my life!

Well, I had some thoughts to share, but then HB called from NYC, and we had a long talk about whatever, and now my mind is a blank!

Anyway, last weekend I was thinking a lot about our life paths (since I was at the wedding), and the thing we do or don't do and where that takes us. Too much to write about now, but much to think about.

I forget who asked about Functional Medicine, but it is working with a doc is a full MD, but they approach medicine and all conditions in the body from the perspective of looking at the total body system rather than organ by organ or looking to suppress a particular condition. I like the approach, but didn't want to spend the money -- but now after years of researching and reading, etc. I'm tired, and would like a professional perspective... one that I don't find with allopathic docs. So, cross fingers!

Must get going now, but I am sending all good vibes for the day.

I have been listening to an Aries meditation each day. Aries ended yesterday, but I got a lot out of the ideas I found there, so I am keeping them close... here's one I love...

"Kick Fear in the butt!" So let's not let our fears drag us down --- we are made of light!
May we be well ---